Hundreds of students from Pennsylvania’s Perkiomen Valley School District walked out of class Friday after the local school board failed to enact a policy requiring transgender students to use the restroom corresponding with their biological sex. “Kids were upset. Girls⌠we wanted to protect them. They were upset. They didn’t want men in their bathroom,” […]
Pennsylvania high school students organize walkout to protest trans bathroom rule: ‘Compromised’ our rights
September 20, 2023 by
North Dakota legislature approves bill allowing teachers to ignore students’ preferred pronouns
July 2, 2023 by
A North Dakota bill advanced to Republican Gov. Doug Burgum would allow public school teachers and employees of government entities to ignore the preferred pronouns of their transgender students and colleagues. Senate lawmakers passed the bill 40-6 without debate on Thursday â two days after the House pushed the bill through with a 68-22 vote. […]
BUSTED: How this professor is flushing out students who use ChatGPT
July 2, 2023 by
A college professor said he found an easy way to catch AI-generated plagiarism after finding phony citations in some of ChatGPT’s content. “It’s very easy to identify the fake references,” said Terence Day, a physical geography professor at Okanagan College in British Columbia. “All you need to do, really, is to check them up on […]
Ivy League university moves to prioritize ‘free expression’ months after students heckled conservative pundit
June 19, 2023 by
Cornell University will announce plans to feature “free expression and academic freedom” as its theme for the 2023-2024 academic year on Monday, dealing another blow to censorship on college campuses. The preliminary announcement came Friday, months after students heckled conservative speaker Ann Coulter, a Cornell alumna, at a November 2022 event by blasting music, blowing […]
Florida substitute teacher arrested after allegedly inappropriately touching students
April 20, 2023 by
A Florida substitute teacher was arrested after he was accused of molesting children at an elementary school, according to officials. Wolfgang Sprenger, 83, was apprehended and charged following an investigation into the allegations, the Citrus County Sheriffâs Office said. On Jan. 31, Hernando Elementary School staff told the school resource deputy that a substitute teacher […]
FIRE calls on George Mason students to resist censorship after demands to cancel Youngkin commencement speech
April 13, 2023 by
A civil liberties group is urging students at George Mason University to respect differing viewpoints following their calls to remove Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin from the institution’s commencement ceremony. George Mason University announced last week that Youngkin would deliver the commencement speech in May in front of the university’s 2023 graduating class, which led […]
George Mason students protest decision to host Youngkin as commencement speaker
April 12, 2023 by
George Mason University students on Tuesday protested the institution’s decision to select Virginia Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin as the 2023 commencement speaker. Aproximately 100 of the 36,000 students enrolled at the university gathered on campus Tuesday to demand Youngkin be replaced as commencement speaker for the ceremony in May. George Mason University president Greg Washington […]
Diversity professor accused of verbally attacking students after terrorism remark cleared of any wrongdoing
April 12, 2023 by
George Washington University is standing by its diversity professor after a complaint to the U.S Department of Education Office of Civil Rights alleged she created a psychologically traumatizing class environment, which students said caused them to cry and go on antidepressants. GWU released a summary findings Monday of an internal probe on its clinical psychologist, […]
New Jersey Middle School Teacher Overdoses on Fentanyl in Front of Students
March 14, 2023 by
A New Jersey middle school teacher is facing charges after he overdosed on fentanyl in front of a classroom of students. Frank Thompson, 57, an art teacher at Roosevelt Intermediate School, was found unconscious and unresponsive by a school resource in a second-floor classroom after 9:00 a.m. on November 29, according to the Westfield Police
Georgia parental rights bill would bar teachers from discussing gender identity with students
March 5, 2023 by
A Georgia lawmaker’s proposal would prevent educators from talking to students about gender identity while also ensuring that parents are not left in the dark about a potential change to their child’s gender identity. State Sen. Carden Summers, R, told the Senate Education and Youth Committee on Tuesday that he will need to rewrite Senate […]
Idaho Schools Push ‘Porn Literacy’ Curriculum on Students
November 16, 2022 by
Idahoâs Department of Health and Welfare (IDHW) is implementing a sex education curriculum that promotes pornography and teaches elementary school students what it calls âporn literacy.â According to a report from the Idaho Freedom Foundation (IFF), the IDHW acquires sexual education curriculum from a non-profit called Education, Training, and Research (ETR). The curriculum appears to
Parents Demand Resignations, Pull Donations After All-Girls School Announces Plan to Admit M2F Trans Students
October 8, 2022 by
Parents, donors, and alumni of Harpeth Hall, an all-girls school in Nashville, Tennessee, are pulling donations and calling for the resignations of several school officials who they believe have been âenablers of political activism and division.â The call from parents, alumni, and donors comes shortly after the all-girls school announced that they would be allowing…
NEA President: We Need to Teach Students about Race So They ‘Confront the Injustices That Have Been Built Into Every Social System’
June 23, 2021 by
During an interview with CBS on Tuesday, National Education Association President Becky Pringle commented on efforts to limit critical race theory and other teachings on race in schools by stating that educators must ensure students are taught the truth because when students are taught the truth, âthey have the creative imaginations about what they can…
Report: Unvaccinated Students âNumberedâ with Sharpie and Tracked at High School Prom
June 10, 2021 by
Unvaccinated students attending the Exeter, New Hampshire, high school prom were ânumberedâ with a sharpie pen and then tracked throughout the evening, a New Hampshire parental rights advocate reported. Ann Marie Banfield, who writes at the blog Granite Grok, reported New Hampshire Rep. Melissa Litchfield, who represents the Brentwood district, posted to Facebook Tuesday that…
Fauci: Unvaccinated Students ‘Should Wear a Mask’ in School in the Fall
May 15, 2021 by
On Fridayâs broadcast of CNNâs âSituation Room,â White House Chief Medical Adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci stated that kids should be back in in-person school in the fall, but unvaccinated students âshould wear a mask.â Host Wolf Blitzer asked, âYouâve said that elementary school kids, young kids probably wonât get vaccinated until the end of this year.…
FACT CHECK: Have Schools Stopped Teaching Cursive To Prevent Students From Reading Founding Documents?
April 26, 2021 by
A viral video shared on Facebook claims schools stopped teaching cursive to students in order to prevent them from reading founding documents such as the Constitution. Verdict: False There is no evidence cursive was removed from school curricula to prevent children from reading founding documents. The Constitution and other founding documents are available online in…
Baylor U. Students Demand School Remove Statue of Namesake Judge Baylor
February 20, 2021 by
Students at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, are demanding the school remove a statue of Judge Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor â the namesake and co-founder of the university â from campus. Student protesters took a photo in front of the Judge Baylor statue, holding Black Lives Matter signs and dressed in all black clothing on…
âSystem Of Accountabilityâ: Ivy League Students Pressure Schools To Bar Trump Administration Officials From Faculty Positions
November 21, 2020 by
Students from Harvard and Princeton are attempting to pressure their respective school administrations to ban Trump administration alumni from becoming fellows or faculty members by using open letters, documents obtained by the Daily Caller show. A draft of a letter obtained by the Daily Caller and addressed to deans at Harvard and Princeton shows Princetonâs…
UN says 1 billion students affected by closures, largest amount in history
August 4, 2020 by
The United Nations chief says the coronavirus pandemic has led to the largest disruption of education in history, with schools closed in more than 160 countries in mid-July affecting more than 1 billion students.In addition, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that at least 40 million children worldwide have missed out on education âin their critical…
Students plan another national walkout â to support the Second Amendment.
May 3, 2018 by
Students across the country plan to participate in a walkout protest to show their support for the Second Amendment, working to push back against the narrative that all students are in favor of stricter gun control laws, USA Today reported. The walkout, âStand for the Second,â is being organized by New Mexico high school student […]
Trump Administration Urged to End Obama-Era âMisstepâ of School Leniency Rules for Minority Students.
April 8, 2018 by
Civil rights and education experts continue to urge the Trump administration to scrap an Obama-era school leniency policy that coerced school districts into limiting reports of minority studentsâ assaultive and threatening behavior. Under the Obama policy, in place now in more than 50 school districts throughout the country, students whose behavior would have previously drawn […]
Colorado Students Hold Pro-Second Amendment Walkout.
April 6, 2018 by
Students at a Colorado high school on Wednesday demonstrated their support for the Second Amendment by conducting a walkout to counter the pro-gun control narrative. Zachary Schneider, a student at Woodland Park High School in Colorado, said he participated in the event to demonstrate that not all students are in favor of stricter gun control […]
The Washington Post Reports That 36% Of College Students Don’t Have Enough Food To Eat. That’s A Lie.
April 4, 2018 by
Thirty-six percent of college students are going hungry. Thatâs the message of a story in yesterday’s Washington Post thatâs making the rounds. If itâs anything like the â1 in 5 college girls are sexually assaultedâ fiction that Joe Biden popularized in 2015, this faux-statistic may soon become conventional wisdom, too. The âStill Hungry and Homeless […]
Trump Administration Urged to End Obama-Era âMisstepâ of School Leniency Rules for Minority Students.
April 4, 2018 by
Civil rights and education experts continue to urge the Trump administration to scrap an Obama-era school leniency policy that coerced school districts into limiting reports of minority studentsâ assaultive and threatening behavior. Under the Obama policy, in place now in more than 50 school districts throughout the country, students whose behavior would have previously drawn […]
Florida Students Walk Out in Support of the Second Amendment, âMy Rights Donât End Where Your Feelings Beginâ
April 2, 2018 by
Dozens of students from Rockledge High School in Brevard County, Florida, walked out of class on Friday in support of the Second Amendment and the right to own guns. Approximately 75 students participated in the walk out, where they waved American flags and held signs such as âguns donât kill people, people kill peopleâ and […]
Study: School Shootings Are Not On The Rise, Incidents Involving Students Declining Since 1990s.
March 12, 2018 by
The shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida has triggered a new call for gun control. On February 14, Nikolas Cruz shot and killed 17 people. Itâs tragic. It shouldnât happen. And it shouldnât have happened; state, federal, and local officials had multiple opportunities to stop Cruz from committing this shooting. Yet, […]
Donald Trump Hosts Emotional Listening Session on School Shootings with Parents and Students.
February 21, 2018 by
President Donald Trump hosted students and families affected by school shootings at the White House for an emotional listening session on what needed to be done to protect schools. âWeâre going to do something about this horrible situation that is going on ⌠I want to listen, and after I listen, we can get things […]
Students in West Texas school district âfeel safeâ at school â the reason why will prevent shooting
February 18, 2018 by
Parents and students feel safe at schools in a West Texas school district because staff are armed and there are signs warning would-be shooters outside each school. (Image source: KFDA-TV screenshot) After another tragic school shooting, this time in Florida, many Second Amendment advocates say they believe placing concealed weapons in the hands of highly […]
Iâm a Conservative Professor. Why My Students Should Never Be Shut Down for Speaking Freely.
August 31, 2017 by
Right now, all around the country, millions of students are returning to institutions of higher education for the fall semester, while others will be attending for the first time. In recent months, several universities have seen setbacks for freedom of speech and debate, with speakers being disinvited by administrators fearful of controversy, and others being […]
College Students Claim Objective ‘Truth’ Is A Racist ‘Myth’
April 19, 2017 by
It’s finally happened: the Social Justice Left has openly called objective “truth” a racist “myth” steeped in “white supremacy.” What else could it be? After outgoing Pomona College President David Oxtoby sent a school-wide email rebuking the actions of violent protesters attempting to shut down conservative journalist Heather Mac Donald’s speech, three self-identified “Black students” triggered by […]